Question

One summer night Ludwig Beethoven took a walk in the suburb (市郊) of Bonn. Suddenly a gentle wind came. He heard some music. He listened carefully and found it was his F sonata. He followed the music and came to a small house. There through the window, he saw a girl playing a very old piano and a young man was making shoes beside her, he pushed the door open and went in. The host received him very warmly and told him that the girl was his sister, who was blind but very fond of music. They couldn’t afford to send her to a master.  So she was only trying to play some music she heard the neighbors play. She knew it was the work of a great composer. Beethoven was very much moved. Suddenly the candle was blown out. Moonlight struck on the girl’s slender figure. Then Beethoven played music for them. He played so wonderful that the brother and sister were amazed. That was his famous Clair de lune.

1. Beethoven heard the music because ______.

A. it was played loudly        B. there was a slight wind

C. the piano was old           D. he stopped walking

2.The young man and the girl were _____.

A. brother and sister   B. husband and wife

C. lovers               D. good friends

3. The girl couldn’t go to the teacher most probably because_____.

A. she was blind

B. her brother didn’t want her to go

C. they were too poor

D. good friends

4.Beethoven played some music____.

A. before he was moved

B. as soon as he came in

C. when he saw the piano

D. after he heard the moving story

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：关于贝多芬的故事。一个夏天的晚上，他顺着琴声看到一个女孩在弹钢琴。女孩家穷请不起老师，贝多芬为他们兄妹二人演奏。

1.B 细节理解题。根据这段第二句Suddenly a gentle wind came. He heard some music.突然一阵温柔的风来了。他听到一些音乐。故选B。

2.A细节理解题。根据第六句The host received him very warmly and told him that the girl was his sister,主人非常热情地接待了他，并告诉他这个女孩是他的妹妹。故选A。

3.C细节理解题。根据第七句They couldn’t afford to send her to a master.他们负担不起送她到一个老师那里，即他们太穷。故选C。

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考点：人物传记类阅读